Porn viewing not harmful as other addictions: Study

New York: Watching porn is not an addiction like substance abuse and viewers do not elicit the same neurological responses as other addicts, a study has revealed."The findings provide clear evidence that porn does not

IANS [ Updated: July 05, 2015 19:55 IST ]

porn viewing not harmful as other addictions study

New York: Watching porn is not an addiction like substance abuse and viewers do not elicit the same neurological responses as other addicts, a study has revealed.

"The findings provide clear evidence that porn does not look like other addictions," said sexual psycho-physiologist and lead researcher Nicole Prause.

Prause and her colleagues examined 122 men and women, 55 of whom reported a "porn problem".